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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname BANISTER,
BANNISTER.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and,
An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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BANISTER, BANNISTER.
Bardsley has: (1) An occupational name. A balister (l
becoming n; cf. banisters, lit. balusters, staircase, railings), an
arbalester, a crossbowman. O.F. balestier: 'trecenti loricati,
cum balistariis et artificibus machinarum multis' (Giles, i. 57, quoted by
Freeman, Hist. Norm. Conq. iv. 583); v. Alabaster. The name in various
forms is found in every early list. (2) A local name. Adam de
Banistre, temp. 1320: Bains' Lanc. i. 83. This is the only entry
with de I can find. The Testa de Neville, Hundred Rolls, and
Placita de Quo Warranto have many instances, but all without prefix. Arthur
has: BANNISTER.
The keeper of a bath; from the
French bain, a bath.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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